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Cinven Raises €10 Billion for the Seventh Cinven Fund

Simpson Thacher represented Cinven in connection with the formation and raising of the Seventh Cinven Fund. The fund was oversubscribed and reached its €10 billion hard cap in less than four months. Read More >

Gareth
Earl

Robert
Lee

Gardner Denver to Combine with Ingersoll Rand’s Industrial Segment

The Firm is representing Gardner Denver Holdings in its merger with Ingersoll-Rand’s Industrial segment, creating a global leader in mission-critical flow creation and industrial technologies. Read More >

Marni
Lerner

Mark
Pflug

Blackstone to Acquire AYUMI Pharmaceutical

The Firm is representing Blackstone in its announced acquisition of the entire equity stake in AYUMI Pharmaceutical, marking Blackstone’s first control private equity investment in Japan. Read More >

David
Sneider

Ian
Ho

Simpson Thacher Defeats Class Certification in Antitrust Action Against HCA

The District Court for the Western District of Texas denied Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification in an antitrust suit regarding wages paid to hospital nurses. Read More >

Andrew
Lacy

Abram
Ellis

First Data to Combine With Fiserv to Create Global Leader in Payments and FinTech

The Firm represented First Data in its announced merger agreement with Fiserv, under which Fiserv will acquire First Data in a $22 billion all-stock transaction. Read More >

Kathryn
Sudol

Elizabeth
Cooper

Simpson Thacher and Yale Law School Secure “Historic” Win for U.S. Veterans

On August 23, the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, acting en banc, issued an opinion unanimously holding that veterans may bring class actions against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Read More >